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Memorandum E. S. Miller to Mr. Rosen Co.
4 \° Re: EXPANSION OF FOREIGN LIAISON. - ©. - - Sen,

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Y pointed out that there would be no possibility
of our “doubling up" with Narcotics investigators, explaining
that our functions and methods of operation are totally
3 different and would actually be incompatible in some areas.
_ XY noted that our modest request had actually been scaled ~*
down before it was forwarded to State and that we had limited.
; each office to a single Agent with only one Clerk-Stenographer.
X referred to the detailed explanation for our request which
had been furnished in our letter of 10/14/71 to Mr. Irwin
and stated that we would not have made the request if we
had not felt it fully justified and responsive to the
President's instruction. I said that we would, however,
carefully consider each part of the request once more to
see if there was any way in which the total number of personnel

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i involved might be reduced. It was agreed that following this
| review, we would meet again for further discussion during
: the week of November 29, 1971. Comments and recommendations _

concerning the specific. areas follow:

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

f The Agency for International Development Mission
-_ here has been withdrawn in the face of local criticism of
U. S. efforts to influence the Brazilian Police, We have

i bden covering this enormous country from our office in
i Argentina on a 2,500 mile round trip basis. No criticism
‘ has been made of our. liaison contacts with the, Brazilian
Police or other agencies, and we feel we should insist on
reopening our office here. By reducing our staff in
Buenos Aires by one Agent _and_ one clerk (which we intended

«| | to do” an anywEy)> tedpening this of office w wil), result in fo”

. ine rease in personnel,

~ Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

yee) (there is an abnormally large percentage of Central

' Intelligence Agency personnel here on both an overt and covert
basis, jand the addition of another investigative agency is
feared by the Ambassador as objectionable to the Malaysian
Government which is endeavoring to maintain a neutral position,
State asks that we let them explore the possibility of opening
in Singapore instead of. Kuala Lumpur. . Singapore is extremely |
close'and is ‘actually a better location from the ‘standpoint

of travelers both east and west as Singapore is a normal
international aviation stop, We believe Singapore would be
just as_good a location as Kuala Lumpur and recomménd’ that
State be asked” to make “the ne essary arrangements without
further delay. - .

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